Wichita man dies after a collision in Cowley County

The Cowley County Sheriff’s office said a 47-year-old Wichita man died in collision Tuesday. It happened around 5:53 a.m. at 252nd Road and 51st Road.

Abdu Omer was traveling east on 252nd Road in a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt. The sheriff’s department said Omer collided with a 2017 Dodge truck driven by a 42-year-old Arkansas City man at 252nd Road from 51st Road

Omer was the only occupant in the Cobalt and was pronounced dead at the scene. The 42-year-old man and his 4-year-old passenger were transported to the South Central Kansas Medical Center by ambulance.